Welcome to this picturesque church in a quiet street in one of Melbourne’s pretty, leafy suburbs. For lovers of television trivia, this church was the one filmed during the famous wedding episode of “The Sullivans”, back in late 1970s.
The church now has limited opening hours, so plan to visit during these to get the answers to the questions. Open hours are 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. It is inundated with muggles on Sunday mornings (8.00-9.00 a.m. and 10.00-11.15 a.m.), but most of them will be happy to show you around outside of those times. Please take note of the signs indicating the roped-off area that is alarmed. You will need to gather the clues while the building is open, but the cache itself is accessible 24/7. This cache has been hidden with the permission of the Vicar and church council.
The church has a side entrance that is wheelchair accessible. If you pop in at the office, or contact them beforehand, arrangements can be made to open this door for you.
The stained-glass windows and memorial boards inside this historic church have the answers to the following questions. Once you have got those, solve the simple puzzle for the coordinates of GZ.
Ahead of you, in the entrance of the church, are two windows, depicting St. Francis and St. Clare. There is a ladder in one picture. The number of rungs on the ladder is C.
On the right-hand side as you walk down the aisle is a board listing all the Vicars of the parish. Calculate the number of years between when T. K. Pitt started his ministry and when J. E. Holt finished his ministry. Number of years is AB.
Following the wall around to the left, you will find two windows with a contemporary design dedicated to Lily Lee, who lived from 1939 to 20FG.
Opposite Lily’s windows are the windows in the children’s chapel. The picture here is of children being brought to Jesus. The total number of people pictured in this window is E.
To the left of this window is the sanctuary. At the eastern end is a large heritage-listed rose window by female artist Christian Waller. It depicts “Christ the King of All Nations”. There are no clues associated with this window, but it is worth noting for its heritage value. Christian Waller was one of the first female stained-glass artists in Australia. This heritage-listed window is notable also for its use of natural light, as it shines in the early morning, giving the sometimes dim building a surreal glow.
Further to the left, at the northern end of the church, is a cabinet with a single commemorative plate, framed with its presentation case. The years written on the case are HJ70 – 1970.
Moving left again, you will find windows depicting the life of St. Paul (to whom this church is dedicated) and scenes from the book of The Acts. The total number of time the letter 'A' appears in red in these windows is D.
Around the corner to the left is a memorial stone, commemorating the life of Godfrey Arthur Bennet. He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 25th April, 1915 (the ‘first’ ANZAC Day), aged KL years and 9 months.
The cache is hidden at S37° AB.CDE, E145° FG.HJ(K+L).